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Yuanchun in the palace was also given gifts. It is human nature to flatter the powerful and look down on the weak. This time the gifts were mainly some newly made gold ingots in the palace.

The gifts given to Baoyu, Jinyu and Jia Lan were new pens, ink, paper and inkstone. Baoyu was not very good at writing, but he had an astonishing number of these stationery items.

Sanchun and Daiyu presented rose water and some newly made palace flowers, and each received two rolls of Sichuan brocade, newly tributed.

That's what things mean. The queens have limited allowances, so they have to squeeze out some novel items from them to reward their families.

Yuanchun is still very favored in the palace. The emperor was very happy that the Jia family returned the money owed to the national treasury.

The position of imperial concubine is enough to gain a foothold in the harem, and she also has a capable relative behind her. Jia Yuanchun is now conditioning her body in the hope of getting pregnant as soon as possible.

The commercial taxes collected in the past few months also opened the emperor's eyes. In just over three months, 26 million taels of commercial taxes were collected.

The emperor's eyes turned red with envy. This was much better than the agricultural tax. If the agricultural tax was too high, the people would revolt.

What did he miss in the past? That’s why the emperor trusted Lin Ruhai more and more. The emperor was the kind of person who loved someone and wanted him to live and hated someone and wanted him to die.

Now, any proposals made by Lin Ruhai were discussed privately between the emperor and his ministers, and the emperor would find someone to take the lead in the court.

The emperor knew very well that these ministers were definitely not good people, and he was also afraid that Lin Ruhai would be in danger.

He was vaguely aware of how the third and fifth brothers had dealt with Lin Ruhai back then, but that couldn't happen now. Lin Ruhai was his precious child. If he made too many enemies and got hurt by them, he would cry to death.

So the court officials' impression of Minister Lin was: "Ru Hai? He's a kind man! He doesn't smile or talk to anyone he sees, but he greets you from afar when he sees you.

He is also very gentle and I have never seen him lose his temper. He is not arrogant and can chat with anyone.

Therefore, if the emperor loves someone, he will never let him stand on the opposite side. Lin Ruhai, who has the image of a good guy, quickly gained a foothold in the court.

The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel were two departments that no one in the court dared to offend. Every New Year, the emperor would write some "Fu" characters as rewards to his ministers.

This year, the Lin family ranked after the Minister of Personnel and received a pair of "Fu" characters written by the emperor, as well as two imperial meals.

The emperor would give some of the dishes he ate on New Year's Eve to his ministers as rewards. In the case of Lin Ruhai, the rewards were fried carp and braised carp.

The emperor's thoughts are obvious. The Ministry of Revenue must have a surplus in his purse next year!

As a rule, this dish cannot be eaten and must be sent to the ancestral hall for ancestral worship.

Some guests also came to the Lin family. Two students from their hometown of Suzhou passed the imperial examination and were selected as Juren, which was just in time for the emperor to hold an imperial examination in the spring of the following year after he ascended the throne.

When the two scholars arrived in the capital, they naturally came to seek refuge with the clan secretary Lin Ruhai. This was human nature. They were all children of the same clan, so even if they were not related by family name, they were still close.

Lin Daiyu was in charge of the inner house, and arranged for her two cousins ​​to live in the Wutong Courtyard in the front yard. No maids were assigned, and all were served by the old women.

In Aunt Tao's words, "The young lady has made very careful arrangements. You can't be distracted at this time."

Lin Daiyu also knows the faults of scholars very well. They like to have beautiful women by their side. Jia Baoyu thinks that if the maids are pretty, the food tastes better than usual.

But this relative is here to take the exam. Even if he doesn't have to work very hard, he can't just sit there and do nothing for a day.

If anything really happened, it would affect the reputation of the Lin family, so the courtyards of the two cousins ​​were filled with strong old women and muscular servants.

None of them were good-looking, and whenever Lin Ruhai had free time, he would grab his two nephews to test their homework.

These days, when elders scold their juniors, it's like they're trying a thief. Lin Ruhai scolded his two nephews, who were in their thirties, like his grandsons.

It's a good thing he didn't hit me. These days, there's no teacher who doesn't hit his students. Even if he does, you have to endure it.

Heaven, Earth, Emperor, Parents and Teachers: Those who break with their teachers at every turn will actually die socially.

A person with bad character will be labeled as such for the rest of their life, and their future will be ruined! There is no such thing as a student threatening their teacher with death at every turn!

If they do, they will be beaten even more badly when they return home. Being able to study is a great blessing. Poor families will even mobilize the entire family to cultivate scholars.

These days, pens, ink, paper, and inkstones are almost luxury goods, and children from poor families practice calligraphy in a sandbox.

It was only when these two nephews arrived at the Lin residence that they were truly enlightened by the finest rice paper and the exquisite four treasures of the study.

Meals were delivered by a special maid every day. Each meal consisted of six dishes and a soup, and clothes were washed by a special maid.

I have been in the Lin Mansion for more than two months and have already bought six sets of fine clothes. This is a heavenly life.

The two scholars usually studied in the front yard without leaving their house.

The people in the laundry room were very happy. Their skill of starching clothes was almost lost, and they didn't know what was wrong with the master of the Lin family.

The family wears finely woven cotton and silk clothes. Every year, the Lin family’s weaving factory in Jiangnan sends a batch of clothes. This cloth is famous for its softness.

So the laundrymen in this mansion would happily look forward to it every day when they finally got a piece of clothing that could be starched.

The Lin Mansion was unusually lively on the night of the 30th, and Lin Ruhai's two nephews finally came out today.

We had a family reunion dinner together on New Year's Eve. Including my nephew, there were only five of us. There was no distinction between men's and women's seats. We were all one family.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the Lin family of three went to pay New Year's greetings to Lady Jia. This day is the day when married daughters return to their parents' home.

Since Jia Min was no longer around, Lin Ruhai took his children to the Jia Mansion on the third day of the Lunar New Year.

Grandmother Jia looked at Lin Ruhai with red eyes and said, "You are a good person. I will never regret marrying Min'er to you, my old woman.

Well, it's the New Year, everyone is happy. You are a busy man, your elder brother, your second brother and your elder brother Jing are waiting for you!

Just leave the two Yu'er to me, I want to have a good time with them!"

Lin Ruhai quickly obeyed the order and took out some purses to distribute to the younger generation of the Jia family: Yingchun and Jia Cong from the first house, Tanchun, Baoyu, Jia Huan and Jia Lan from the second house, and Jia Qiang from the Ningguo Mansion. All of them received red envelopes from Lin Ruhai.

The main purpose is to bring good luck and make the younger generations happy. Inside the red envelope are some gold and silver ingots, all with auspicious patterns.

Jia She's face flushed with joy today: "Old Madam, I'm so happy! I received a letter from Lian'er today. Feng gave birth to a boy on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, weighing six pounds and nine ounces! Both mother and child are doing well!"

The mother and son have a grandson, and the eldest son's family has a successor! "

After all, Wang Xifeng had been flattering Lady Jia for many years, so she still had some feelings for her. Lady Jia was very happy when she heard this and quickly ordered:

"Yuanyang, go to the storehouse and take out the necklace and bracelets I wore when I was a girl. They're the ones in the red brocade box! Boss, send someone to deliver them to Lian'er and his wife!

Just say what our ancestors said, he is an adult now, he has a son, and he is not allowed to act recklessly anymore!"